Best Time to Drive from Costa Mesa to Glendora

Right now (7:04 pm PDT): about 43 minutes via SR-57 North and SR-55 North, usually 40 at this time.

Only 49% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Costa Mesa to Glendora by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	42	42	44	44	43	43	43	44	51	54	56	57	52	42	40	38
Tue	38	42	43	46	45	46	45	44	47	51	55	60	63	58	44	41	39
Wed	38	42	43	45	45	45	44	45	48	52	55	58	64	61	50	42	39
Thu	38	42	43	44	45	45	45	44	45	49	53	57	59	54	48	42	39
Fri	38	41	42	43	43	43	45	47	50	54	57	58	61	52	43	41	39
Sat	38	39	39	39	40	41	42	42	43	44	46	47	46	44	43	41	39
Sun	38	39	38	38	39	39	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	38

About this drive

On weekdays the 42-mile drive from Costa Mesa to Glendora (via SR-57 North and SR-55 North) usually takes as little as 38 minutes and up to 64 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 46 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3:30 pm on Saturdays (49 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 4 miles surface streets (5 to 10 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Costa Mesa to central Glendora along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Costa Mesa to Glendora?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 38 minutes then, versus up to 64 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Costa Mesa to Glendora?

The 42-mile drive usually takes 38 to 64 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 46 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Costa Mesa to Glendora?

Leaving around 5:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 64 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-57 North in Orange County (12 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (10 miles) · SR-55 North in Orange County (8 miles) · I-5 North in Orange County (4 miles) · SR-60 East in Los Angeles (2 miles)

Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	42	42	44	44	43	43	43	44	51	54	56	57	52	42	40	38
Tue	38	42	43	46	45	46	45	44	47	51	55	60	63	58	44	41	39
Wed	38	42	43	45	45	45	44	45	48	52	55	58	64	61	50	42	39
Thu	38	42	43	44	45	45	45	44	45	49	53	57	59	54	48	42	39
Fri	38	41	42	43	43	43	45	47	50	54	57	58	61	52	43	41	39
Sat	38	39	39	39	40	41	42	42	43	44	46	47	46	44	43	41	39
Sun	38	39	38	38	39	39	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	42	42	44	44	43	43	43	44	51	54	56	57	52	42	40	38
Tue	38	42	43	46	45	46	45	44	47	51	55	60	63	58	44	41	39
Wed	38	42	43	45	45	45	44	45	48	52	55	58	64	61	50	42	39
Thu	38	42	43	44	45	45	45	44	45	49	53	57	59	54	48	42	39
Fri	38	41	42	43	43	43	45	47	50	54	57	58	61	52	43	41	39
Sat	38	39	39	39	40	41	42	42	43	44	46	47	46	44	43	41	39
Sun	38	39	38	38	39	39	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	38

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	38	42	42	44	44	43	43	43	44	51	54	56	57	52	42	40	38
Tue	38	42	43	46	45	46	45	44	47	51	55	60	63	58	44	41	39
Wed	38	42	43	45	45	45	44	45	48	52	55	58	64	61	50	42	39
Thu	38	42	43	44	45	45	45	44	45	49	53	57	59	54	48	42	39
Fri	38	41	42	43	43	43	45	47	50	54	57	58	61	52	43	41	39
Sat	38	39	39	39	40	41	42	42	43	44	46	47	46	44	43	41	39
Sun	38	39	38	38	39	39	40	41	41	41	41	41	41	40	40	40	38